Pakistan at a glance

Pakistan gained independence in 1947 when the British ended their reign in India.

Pakistan was originally made up of West Pakistan and East Pakistan. East Pakistan gained its independence in 1971 and is now Bangladesh.

The total area is 796 thousand sq. km. and the estimated population of 190 million people.

Pakistan has several mountain ranges such as the Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Pamir in the northern region. They contain 5 of the 14 mountain peaks in the world over 26,250 ft. This includes the world’s second highest mountain K2 which is 28,251.

While the national sport of Pakistan is field hockey, the most popular sport is cricket.

Urdu and English are recognized as official languages. There are also several regional languages such as Punjabi, Pushto, Sindhi, and Balochi.

Mamnoon Hussain is the current president and he succeeded Asif Ali Zardari. Asif Ali is the first President to have completed a full five-year term. Nawaz Sharif is the current prime minister. During his second term, he was exiled to Saudi Arabia due to a military coup by army chief Pervez Musharraf in 1999. Sharif returned to his chair in 2008 and is currently serving his third term in office.

The national animal of Pakistan is the Markhor and the flower is Jasmine.

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